Akai MPC Element User manual

Category
Digital pianos
Type
User manual
User Guide
English ( 3 – 6 )
Guía del usuario
Español ( 7 – 10 )
Guide d'utilisation
Français ( 11 – 14 )
Guida per l'uso
Italiano ( 15 – 18 )
Benutzerhandbuch
Deutsch ( 19 – 22 )
Appendix
English (23)
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User Guide (English)
Introduction
MPC Element brings powerful music-making capability to your computer in a slimline design
that's made to produce. You get cutting-edge features, including MPC Note Repeat and Swing,
along with the all-new MPC Essentials software—decades of music production expertise
calibrated so you can make music that rises to the top.
Box Contents
MPC Element MPC Essentials Software and Driver (download)
USB cable User Guide
1/8"-MIDI adapters (2) Safety & Warranty Manual
Support
For complete system requirements, compatibility information, product registration, and the
latest information about this product, visit akaiprompc.com.
For additional product support, visit akaipro.com/support.
Quick Setup / Connection Diagram
1. Install the Software and Drivers
Before connecting MPC Element to your computer, follow these steps:
IMPORTANT: We highly recommend temporarily disabling your computer's anti-virus
software. Some anti-virus programs can slow down or interfere with the installation of the
drivers. Remember to enable it again after the installation is done.
Windows:
1. Download the latest version of MPC Essentials for Windows from
akaipro.com/essentials.
2. Unzip the file you downloaded.
3. Double-click the .exe installer file.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software and drivers. (You will be asked to
connect MPC Element to your computer during the installation.)
Mac OS X:
1. Download the latest version of MPC Essentials for Mac OS X from
akaipro.com/essentials.
2. Unzip the file you downloaded.
3. Double-click the Install MPC Essentials file.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software and drivers.
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2. Connect
Follow this sequence of steps whenever you use MPC Element with your computer:
1. Connect MPC Element's USB port to a free USB port on your computer, using a full-speed
or high-speed USB cable.
Windows users: The first time your computer detects MPC Element as a connected
device, you'll see some Found New Hardware dialog boxes. This just means MPC
Element is being recognized by your computer for the first time and is installing the
appropriate drivers. Wait until these dialog boxes have disappeared before continuing.
2. Optional: Connect any additional audio devices (e.g., mixers, monitors, microphones,
etc.) or MIDI devices (e.g., synths, drum machines, etc.) to your MPC Element or your
computer.
3. Open the MPC software. (The first time you open the software, you will be asked for
information required for authorization. Follow the on-screen instructions to authorize your
software.)
Any items shown here but not mentioned in the Box Contents are sold separately.
Important: Do NOT connect audio devices (e.g.,
headphones, monitors, etc.) to the 1/8" MIDI In or MIDI Out
jacks. Use the included 1/8"-MIDI adapters to connect MIDI
devices only.
Computer
External MIDI Device
(drum machine, sequencer, etc.)
Microphone
Monitors
(for main mix)
USB Audio
Interface
Power
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1. USB Port: Use the included USB cable to connect this USB port to an available
USB port on your computer. This connection allows MPC Element to
send/receive MIDI data to/from the software.
2. MIDI In: Use the included 1/8"-MIDI
adapter and a five-pin MIDI cable to
connect the MIDI Out of an optional
external MIDI device to the MIDI In of
MPC Element.
3. MIDI Out: Use the included 1/8"-MIDI
adapter and a five-pin MIDI cable to
connect the MIDI Out of MPC
Element to the MIDI In of an optional external device.
4. Main: Press this button to view the Main screen in the display and software.
5. Play: Press this button to play the Sequence from the audio pointer's current
position.
6. Play Start: Press this button to play the Sequence from its start point.
7. Stop: Press this button to stop playback.
8. Rec: Press this button to record-arm the Sequence. Press Play or Play Start to
start recording. Recording in this way (rather than using Overdub) erases the
events of the current Sequence. After the Sequence plays through once while
recording, Overdub will be enabled.
IMPORTANT: Do NOT connect
audio devices (e.g., headphones,
monitors, etc.) to the 1/8" MIDI In or
MIDI Out jacks. Use the included
1/8"-MIDI adapters to connect MIDI
devices only.
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9. Overdub: Press this button and simultaneously press Play or Play Start to
enable Overdub. This allows you to record note events in a Sequence without
overwriting any previously recorded note events. You can enable Overdub either
before or during recording.
10. Undo: Press this button to undo your last action.
11. Erase: As a Sequence is playing, hold this button down and press a pad to
delete the note event for that pad at the current playback position. This is a
quick way to delete note events from your Sequence without having to stop
playback.
12. Pads: Use these pads to trigger drum hits or other samples in your software.
The pads are velocity-sensitive and pressure-sensitive, which makes them very
responsive and intuitive to play. The pads will light up different colors,
depending on how hard you play them (ranging from yellow at a low velocity to
red at the highest velocity).
13. Full Level: Press this button to activate/deactivate Full Level. When activated,
the pads always play back at a maximum velocity (127), no matter how hard or
soft you hit them.
14. 16 Level: Press this button to activate/deactivate 16 Level. When activated, the
last pad that was hit will be temporarily copied to all 16 pads. The pads will now
output the same note number as the initial pad, but a selectable parameter will
be fixed at values that increase as the pad numbers increase (e.g., Pad 1 is the
minimum, Pad 16 is the maximum), regardless of how hard you hit them. The
available parameters are filter, velocity, length, and tuning.
15. Note Repeat: Hold this button down and press a pad to retrigger that pad's
sample at a rate based on the current Tempo and Time Correct settings. Vary
the pressure on the pad to increase or decrease the velocity of the notes being
played.
16. Tap Tempo: Press this button in time with the desired tempo to enter a new
tempo (in BPM) in the software.
17. Pad Bank: Press and hold down this button and then press a pad with a letter
(A – H) above it to select that Pad Bank. The pad representing the current bank
will be lit red while the others will be lit amber.
18. Track Up / Down: Use these buttons to move to the next or previous instance
of the MPC plugin in your host software.
19. Mute Track: Press this button to mute the currently selected instance of the
MPC plugin in your host software.
20. Solo Track: Press this button to solo the currently selected instance of the MPC
plugin in your host software.
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Appendix (English)
Specifications
Pads
16 velocity-sensitive with aftertouch, backlit by velocity
Power
USB-bus-powered
Connections
1/8" MIDI input
1/8" MIDI output
USB 1.1 port
Dimensions
(width x depth x height)
(excluding cables)
10.6" x 8.1" x 0.55"
270 mm x 205 mm x 14 mm
Weight
(excluding cables)
1.95 lbs.
0.88 kg
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Akai MPC Element User manual

Category
Digital pianos
Type
User manual

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